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Which airline doesn’t hate its connectivity provider?

31 May 2018 By Seth Miller

When senior airline executives are willing to trash their vendors in public that's usually bad news for everyone involved. Welcome to the inflight connectivity world, where airlines are almost as unhappy as the passengers struggling to stay online in the sky. Alas, only part of that frustration is grounded in reality.

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This story is about: American Airlines, ATG, ATG4, Austrian, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Finnair, Global Eagle, gogo, IAG, Iberia, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Panasonic Avionics, PaxEx, SAS, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, ULCC, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

[EBACE18] Technik’s home-grown TIOS+ triband radome set to fly on a 737 MAX BBJ

29 May 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The extra

One lucky 737 MAX 8 BBJ customer will soon be flying with the newest triband connectivity radome available in the business aviation market. The sleek tailmount kit is the latest from Technik’s in-house innovation team, part of a transition the company is making towards developing more cool systems rather than just installing those designed by other companies.

This story is about: 737 MAX 8, 737MAX, BBJ, Boeing, EBACE, EBACE18, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, L-band, Lufthansa Technik, TIOS Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat takes EAN to the little guys

29 May 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Proposed ATG/S-Band coverage from Inmarsat and Telekom

Demand for the Inmarsat EAN inflight connectivity product in the business aviation market is no surprise. And now the company is ready to deliver. The high-speed hybrid connectivity service will be availalbe to the BizAv market starting in January 2019.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, EAN, EBACE, EBACE18, European Aviation Network, Hybrid, IAG, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, LTE, S-Band Filed Under: IFEC

Lies, damn lies, and this Inmarsat advert

24 May 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Looking for some quality misinformation about the current state of the inflight connectivity market? A recent marketing video from Inmarsat is a great place to start, assuming you don’t mind a whole lot of misleading details and partial truths.

This story is about: China Unicom, Eutelsat, Eutelsat 172b, Fleet Xpress, Global Xpress, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Panasonic Avionics, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Alaska Airlines teases shift in connectivity business model

24 May 2018 By Seth Miller

As Alaska Airilnes shifts its aircraft to Gogo's 2Ku offering passengers will see increased bandwidth, hopefully driving an increase in the number online. But a change in the way the product is priced could throw a wrench in those plans.

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This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ku, Ku-band, Oakleigh Thorne, PaxEx, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

SAS & Viasat connect on short-haul: It just works

23 May 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

It worked, exactly as advertised. That was the main takeaway from last week’s media demo flight of the new SAS high-speed inflight internet service on the carrier’s single-aisle fleet. The part where it is free for many passengers is great news, too.

This story is about: Eutelsat, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, SAS, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Streaming to the Electronic Flight Bag: Norwegian, Astronics push forward with webFB

22 May 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Processing more aircraft performance data faster means cost savings for airlines and a better ride for passengers. Norwegian and Astronics teamed up to deliver content to pilots’ tablets through a streaming solution that improves data processing both in real-time and over the long term. It also demonstrates a potential weakness in long-bandied plans for broader use of inflight wifi connectivity for aircraft operations data.

This story is about: 737, 737 NG, ARINC, Astronics, AvGeek, EFB, electronic flight bag, internet, internet of things, IoT, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, Norwegian, PaxEx, webFB, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

New direction, new challenges for Gogo: Q1 18 numbers

4 May 2018 By Seth Miller

Sticky 2Ku antennae will cost Gogo north of $25mm to repair or replace, and that's not the only challenge new CEO Oak Thorne faced as he presented his first quarterly earnings call for the inflight connectivity provider.

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This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, ATG, ATG-NG, ATG4, AVANCE, Bombardier, China, CS100, CS300, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Oakleigh Thorne, SmartSky, ZTE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

JetBlue’s new A320 takes flight

3 May 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

New seats, new screens and more live television took flight one JetBlue this week. The first of the restyled A320 planes is now in service, delivering upgraded amenities. And 12 extra seats on board.

This story is about: A320, Airbus, AVANT, galley, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, internet, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, lavatory, Space Flex v2, SpaceFlex, SpaceFlex v2, Thales, Thales AVANT, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, wifi, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Alaska Airlines gets its Gogo 2Ku on

29 April 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

The newest delivery to Alaska Airlines entered service last week with a special addition on board. Ship N927VA, an A321neo, is now flying throughout the Alaska Airlines network with Gogo’s 2Ku inflight internet service installed. This is the first Alaska Airlines aircraft to operate with the kit.

This story is about: 2Ku, A321neo, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ku, Ku-band, Virgin America Filed Under: IFEC

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